… the person you are approaching has never worked with you and has nothing to refer to!

I have experienced myself, that people reach out on LinkedIn asking me for reference for jobs, although I have never met them before.

Even if the job market is tough, it is not a good practice to search for and rely on references from other people, while neglecting putting effort on your own job applications.

Basically, a good reference from someone (if that person knows you and has worked with you) is “the cherry on the cake” – but guess, who is the “cake”?! It’s you!

You first need to take the responsibility yourself for presenting yourself in a great way!

And I am happy to support you in your skilful self-presentation, so that you can have a successful and fulfilling career by being able to show your true, authentic self! Therefore, this podcast is based on three pillars:

• Self-confidence & self-esteem

• Managing your emotions

• Concrete communication techniques based on NLP

And in each episode, you will hear about one of them. – Subscribe to not miss any important points!

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